Mazzulla has signed a multi-year contract extension.

[Goldstar88]

I think it was their only option to double down on their decision and give Mazzulla & the players stability.

In saying that, I have always wanted Rick Carlisle, and he should have been signed after Udoka left.

I do think Mazzulla is an extremely intelligent and talented coach, but he is too inexperienced for a team with title aspirations. Inexperienced coaches make inexperienced mistakes and we have seen that over the past 3 seasons.

I like Carlisle as well, but the Celtics did win a championship with Joe as HC not too long ago.

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I think it was their only option to double down on their decision and give Mazzulla & the players stability.

In saying that, I have always wanted Rick Carlisle, and he should have been signed after Udoka left.

I do think Mazzulla is an extremely intelligent and talented coach, but he is too inexperienced for a team with title aspirations. Inexperienced coaches make inexperienced mistakes and we have seen that over the past 3 seasons.

I like Carlisle as well, but the Celtics did win a championship with Joe as HC not too long ago.

Yeah I agree Joe coached us to a Title.  But I still don't know how much of that was him, or was most of it just JT/JB finally getting over the hump, and having great team mates as well.   Jrue, D White were huge during that playoff run to the title too.  I think that another coach could have easily won the title with that team.

[Goldstar88]

I think it was their only option to double down on their decision and give Mazzulla & the players stability.

In saying that, I have always wanted Rick Carlisle, and he should have been signed after Udoka left.

I do think Mazzulla is an extremely intelligent and talented coach, but he is too inexperienced for a team with title aspirations. Inexperienced coaches make inexperienced mistakes and we have seen that over the past 3 seasons.

I like Carlisle as well, but the Celtics did win a championship with Joe as HC not too long ago.

Yeah I agree Joe coached us to a Title.  But I still don't know how much of that was him, or was most of it just JT/JB finally getting over the hump, and having great team mates as well.   Jrue, D White were huge during that playoff run to the title too.  I think that another coach could have easily won the title with that team.

I think it?s 90% on the players regardless of who the coach is. They won with Joe and the players like him. Thus the extension.

[Kernewek]

I think it was their only option to double down on their decision and give Mazzulla & the players stability.

In saying that, I have always wanted Rick Carlisle, and he should have been signed after Udoka left.

I do think Mazzulla is an extremely intelligent and talented coach, but he is too inexperienced for a team with title aspirations. Inexperienced coaches make inexperienced mistakes and we have seen that over the past 3 seasons.

I like Carlisle as well, but the Celtics did win a championship with Joe as HC not too long ago.

Yeah I agree Joe coached us to a Title.  But I still don't know how much of that was him, or was most of it just JT/JB finally getting over the hump, and having great team mates as well.   Jrue, D White were huge during that playoff run to the title too.  I think that another coach could have easily won the title with that team.

You can make this argument about every single coach who has ever won a title, though. No coach wins a title without great players playing great basketball.

[Celtics4ever]

I would have waited until mid season to see if he can coach without great players but it is what it is folks.

[SparzWizard]

I think it was their only option to double down on their decision and give Mazzulla & the players stability.

In saying that, I have always wanted Rick Carlisle, and he should have been signed after Udoka left.

I do think Mazzulla is an extremely intelligent and talented coach, but he is too inexperienced for a team with title aspirations. Inexperienced coaches make inexperienced mistakes and we have seen that over the past 3 seasons.

I like Carlisle as well, but the Celtics did win a championship with Joe as HC not too long ago.

Yeah I agree Joe coached us to a Title.  But I still don't know how much of that was him, or was most of it just JT/JB finally getting over the hump, and having great team mates as well.   Jrue, D White were huge during that playoff run to the title too.  I think that another coach could have easily won the title with that team.

They/he also won with a depleted playing field so something else to factor that in